i have an amd64-based machine, upgraded from a normal one. I'm using debian, right now still the 32bit version (except for compiling the kernel).
I'm using Linux opt 2.4.22-bk38 #4 SMP Wed Oct 22 06:44:13 UTC 2003 x86_64 GNU/Linux
using # dmesg | grep "LVM" LVM version 1.0.7(28/03/2003)
The LVM consists of 4 disks, two 40GB, one 20GB and one 120GB, gives a total of roughly 220GB. All disks seem to work properly,
pvscan gives
# pvscan
pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdg" of VG "fast" [115.03 GB / 0 free]
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdf" of VG "fast" [19.16 GB / 0 free]
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdc" of VG "fast" [38.16 GB / 0 free]
pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hdd" of VG "fast" [38.16 GB / 0 free]
pvscan -- total: 4 [210.54 GB] / in use: 4 [210.54 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0]
vgscan gives
# vgscan
vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...)
vgscan -- found active volume group "fast"
vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created
vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group
so everything looks fine. The logical volume worked fine with the old kernel (2.4.20 or something like this, for ia32.).
but # lvscan lvscan -- no logical volumes found
and # vgdisplay --- Volume group --- VG Name fast VG Access read/write VG Status available/resizable VG # 0 MAX LV 256 Cur LV 0 Open LV 0 MAX LV Size 255.99 GB Max PV 256 Cur PV 4 Act PV 4 VG Size 210.52 GB PE Size 4 MB Total PE 53893 Alloc PE / Size 0 / 0 Free PE / Size 53893 / 210.52 GB VG UUID NiBxzC-W5zF-Mb37-5ajN-ljE9-5k53-Fzc26O
So the logical volume seems to be gone :/
HOWEVER,
# lvscan -D lvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) lvscan -- inactive "/dev/fast/lvol1" [210.52 GB] lvscan -- 1 logical volumes with 210.52 GB total in 1 volume group lvscan -- 1 inactive logical volumes
and
# vgdisplay -D --- Volume group --- VG Name fast VG Access read/write VG Status NOT available/resizable VG # 0 MAX LV 256 Cur LV 1 Open LV 0 MAX LV Size 255.99 GB Max PV 256 Cur PV 4 Act PV 4 VG Size 210.52 GB PE Size 4 MB Total PE 53893 Alloc PE / Size 53893 / 210.52 GB Free PE / Size 0 / 0 VG UUID NiBxzC-W5zF-Mb37-5ajN-ljE9-5k53-Fzc26O
so i think there must be still some hope. Looks like the kernel LVM stuff is somehow broken. Can this be a 64bit issue? Is there anything i could test/upgrade/whatever? Do you need more outputs?
Or did i simply forget to do anything?
thanks, Felix
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